Nevada County picayune., 1887-05-04
WASHINGTON TOPICS.
Weekly Budget of News From the
 National Capital.
[From our speciaI Correspondent.l

WHICH llds DecH CbItilDultu uN tht So 'iety Of the Army of the Cum berland for the artistic decoration of the city, has arrived in Wash ington, and will be unveiled with ceremonies on the l2th of May. WOrkmeu are now busy i upon the bronze ornamments and tablets which will adorn ihe grau- ite shaft immediately above the ! three life-size symboIical figures in bronze, which rest upon granite brackets near the base of the pe- destal. These three figures are in sitting or recumbcnt position, and represent the three types of manhood typified in Garfeld's ca. reer, viz: The student, the warri or, the statesman. The three tablets placed above these ideal figures are in the form of shield, on which rest planetary globe for the student, sword and trumpet for the warrior, and a laurel wreath enclosing the scales of justice for the statesman. The shaft which is circular. is encircled by loOped bands of oak leaves al- ternated with "buck eyes, in bronze. The statue is heroic in size. ten fact six inches in height, and weighs 5000 pounds. The pedestal is eighteen feet ill height, giving the head of tha statue an elevation of nearly thirty feet.
 A vigorous effort is being made by the Treasury Department to show that there will be no danger ous accumulation of money in the treasury during the coming fiscal year. In view of the absence of any legislation for the disposition of the surplus, and with a contlnu- ance of the present revenue, It Is impossible to get away from the we'll grounded belief that the in- come will be at least one hundred millions larger than the expendi- lures and the amount required for the sinking fund. This means a dangerous financial condition, and is the inevitable consequence of the present rate of taxation. and the failure of the last Congress to pass measures of relief.
 The total receipts of the Govern ment for last month were about s30, 100000, and the expenditures Sl2, 100000, being a gain for the month of at feast SIS, 100000. The heavy receipts and the compara- lively light disbursements indicate a correspondiugly large reduction in the public debt for the month.
 It is now regarded as practically settled that there will be no more calls for bonds during the present fiscal year, and that the amount of three per cents outstanding, amounting to about S19, ,000,00O, will be rcser, ed for the Sinking Fuud requirements at the next fs- cal year.
 Tn members of the Cabinet who attended the uuveiling of the Calhoun statue in Charleston, have returned to Washington, and are enthusiastic in their praise of Southern hospitality. To major l ity of the party it was their first visit South, and from the way they speak of it, they must have fallen fairly in love with the city and people of Charleston. They repre-. sent the city as nearly recovered from the effects of its recent earth quake. The shattered houses have been replaced with new structures much finer than their predecessors, and altogether Charleston looks as we'll, if not better, than before the earthquake. It is wonderful res. urrection, and shows what can be done by plucky city.
 The announcement is made that Queen kapiolanl and suite will ar rive in Washington on Tuesday, and that officers from the State
 War and Navy will be detailed to attend the royal party while in this city. A Government vessel will be placed at the disposal of her Majesty to enable her to visit Mount Vernon, and the President and Mrs Cleveland will extend the usual official courtesies. Her roy al highnesS, the Queen of all the Hawi ian Islands will condescend to devote three days 10 Washing. ton and then resume her journey eastward.
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